UH Demographics & Diversity Report

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

UH Student Population

How Many Students Attend University of Houston?

UH total enrollment is approximately 47,090 students. 28,966 are undergraduates and 5,388 are graduate students.

UH Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time UH undergraduate population is made up of 52% women, and 48% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

UH Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

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UH Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 54% of full-time grad students are women, and 46% men.

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UH Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

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Racial/Ethnic Diversity

UH Racial Demographics:

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

University of Houston Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

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UH Male/Female Diversity

There are approximately 24,226 female students and 22,864 male students at UH.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of UH is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

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There are approximately 2,829 female teachers and 2,614 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

UH ranks 1,153 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

2.62% of UH students come from out of state, and 3.56% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 34 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

International Students at UH

Students from 137 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from India, China, and Vietnam.

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High Student Age Diversity

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At UH, 46.89% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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